6 out of 8
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This is an entry for Everyday Matters Challenge #31, a collection. I don’t think that cats can be categorized as a collection, but other things that I “collect” fit other challenges better e.g. books. I really don’t have a unique collection in my house. So I thought, well, I have 8 cats and they are all precious to me…so why not?
What you see is a drawing of 6 out of my 8 cats. The other 2 did not fit on the page of my sketchbook, so I stopped at #6. I did this sketch this afternoon, and as you can see, they were all sleeping in various position. Hey, it now fits the edm challenge better! A collection of cat sleeping positions sketch!
A little about my cats…Gurami and Salami are our very first cats. They are sisters and when we got them we came up with names based on food. We were (and still are) so obsessed with food. Our 1st to 6th cats are regular house cats; they are all females and have names based on food. The 7th and 8th are with pedigree; they are males (not quite anymore) and their names are based on liquor.
1. Gurami - a type of Indonesian fish
2. Salami - the popular Italian sausage
3. Wasabi - the green Japanese horseradish sauce
4. Liekamki (nick: red) - popular brand of Chinese sauces Lee Kum Kee. We changed the spelling for fun and it’s easier for the Vet.
5. Koolrabi (nick: kool) - a type of Dutch root vegetable.
6. Pirojzki - a type sausage bread from Russia/Eastern Europe
7. Bacardi (a ragdoll) - rum
8. Joseph Guy (a maine coon, nick: joey) - cognac
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Evy, this is so much fun to look at … what a perfect idea for a collection. Do they all get along with each other and live together amiably? Your choice of names is wonderful!
Comment by Karen Winters — September 18, 2005 @ 6:43 pm
Perfect! What a nice warm collection!
Comment by pedalpower — September 18, 2005 @ 6:56 pm
Thanks Karen & Joyce.
Karen: In general they get along fine. A few times a day, some of them make noises complaining about Joey the Maine Coon. Joey is larger than the females and he is slightly more energetic. The ladies do not like to play with him. So his only play friend is Bacardi (who is comparable in size).
Comment by Eefje — September 18, 2005 @ 7:36 pm
Hi,
Terrific idea! Well done because each is different in a
special way. Thanks.
Frank B in CA
Comment by Anonymous — September 18, 2005 @ 10:13 pm
This is a gorgeous illustration.
Thank you so much for your help with sorting out the side bar of my blog. I now have beautiful tiny type there which means I can now fit in all the links I haven’t had the space for there before. Of course the first one I added was yours’ but I’m too tired now to think about adding all the others I want to add.
Comment by Julie Oakley — September 18, 2005 @ 11:44 pm
Evy,
These are so unique, each one quite distinct from the other, very nice illustrations! Joseph Guy reminds me of a cat I once had we named Softie Pie, though we often called her Pissy Cat as she was so ornery with everyone. I also like the name Koolrabi, what a great way to select a name for your pets!
Comment by "Maggie" — September 19, 2005 @ 12:41 am
8 cats is definitely a collection! If I could have 8 cats, I would. Only 3 for me. They are precious, and that comes through in your drawings. I’d love to see the other two.
Comment by Ly3n — September 19, 2005 @ 3:34 am
Beautiful drawings! I love cats but DH and DS1 are allegic to them
!
Comment by Felicity — September 19, 2005 @ 8:10 am
Evy, your names cracked me up! They are fantastic, as are the sketches. You should never run out of things to draw!
Comment by Linda — September 19, 2005 @ 11:51 am
Just fabulous drawing(s)! I think I’ve run out of different ways to tell you how much I like what you do,Evy. These cat drawings, though, are adorable and so well done.
Comment by Laura — September 19, 2005 @ 3:10 pm
Thank you all for your kind comments!
Julie: I am glad that you are able to changed the text.
Ly3n: I will certainly do that soon. I am also hoping to be able to make (more) colored sketches of my cats.
Felicity: That can be a problem.
Frank, Linda, Laura: Many thanks! Now, if only I could apply some watercolors like you all do…
Comment by Eefje — September 19, 2005 @ 8:01 pm
wonderful!!! especially like “lickamki’s” portrait and name!
Comment by Cin — September 20, 2005 @ 1:43 am
Especially Joey (my cat) is very cute
XX Norbert
Comment by Anonymous — September 20, 2005 @ 10:04 pm
Those are very beautiful drawings.
I have a cat named Joey, too!
Comment by Misa — September 21, 2005 @ 2:13 am
they are so cute!!!
Comment by Virginiajoe — October 9, 2005 @ 3:47 am